Alumni Association’s Hall of Fame Honorees (as of August 2017)

2017 Hall of Fame “Class of Trendsetters”

Gary Finnell (BA ’79) Senior Director, Development Hilton Worldwide

J. Bruce Lange (BA ’78) Managing Director Westin Kierland Resort & Spa

Kit Pappas (BA ’82) Vice President, Hotel Management Tavistock Development Company

2016 Hall of Fame “Class of the Accomplished”

John Belden (BA ’85) James Kauffman (BA ’75) President & Chief Executive Officer Retired President, Full Service Hotels Davidson Hotels & Resorts US & Canada, Marriott International, Inc.

John Flood (BA ’80) Steve Wagenheim (BA ’77) Vice President/General Manager, President & Founder Further Processing Business Unit Granite City Food & Brewery Wayne Farms, LLC

2015 Hall of Fame “Class of Innovators”

Dave George (BA ’79) John G. Malone (BA ’82) President, Olive Garden Area Director Darden Restaurants Choice Hotels International

John Keeling (MBA ’74) John W. Pharr (BA ’69) Executive Vice President President Valencia Group Strand Development Company, LLC

2014 Hall of Fame “Class of Alumni Leaders”

Dan E. Burdakin (BA ’81) John F. Theuer (BA ’83, MBA ’83) President Distinguished Alumnus Positive Management Group III, LLC Ken Weber (BA ’77) Billy Downs (BA ’88) President Special Events Director Weber’s Restaurant & Boutique Hotel Team World Vision

1 2013 Hall of Fame “Class of Mentors”

Bradley N. Cance (BA ’89) General Manager & Chief Operating Officer Bethesda Country Club

Steve LeHaie (MBA ’77) Partner, Shaw’s Crab House Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises

2012 Hall of Fame “Class of Pacesetters”

Hans Desai (BA ’79) Mary Roszel (BA ’88) Vice President, State Parks & Resorts Co-Founder Xanterra Parks & Resorts Biggby Coffee

John L. Huckstein (MBA ’72) Jim Veil (BA ’73) Partner General Manager Yang Kee Noodle World Café, LLC Willard InterContinental

2011 Hall of Fame “Class of Coaches”

Phil M. Hoag (BA ’67) Houston Striggow (BA ’75) President Chief Financial Officer KB of Baltimore, Inc. SusieCakes Bakeries

Bob Pierce (BA ’83) Ana Maria Viscasillas (BA ’88) Area General Manager President and Founder The Dearborn Inn – a Marriott Hotel BTS Corporation

2010 Hall of Fame “Class of Alumni Leaders”

Richard D. Farrar (BA ’73) Michael W. Murray (BA ’81) Vice President, Owner & Franchise Services Chief Operating Officer Marriott International, Inc. Hersha Hospitality Management

Marc J. Gordon (MBA ’73) Mary Ann Ramsey (BA ’75) President & Chief Executive Officer Owner & President Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association Betty Maclean Travel

2009 Wall of Fame “Class of Exemplars”

James F. Anhut (MBA ’85) Michael J. Kelly (BA ’85) Chief Development Officer, the Americas Executive Vice President of Planning & InterContinental Hotels Group Development, Linger Longer Communities and President, Reynolds Golf Management George P. Fischer (BA ’79) Vice President & Managing Director, Destination Hotels Robert Underwood (BA ’58) & Resorts, The Inverness Hotel & Conference Center Retired Assistant Vice President Housing & Food Services David T. Johnstone (BA ’79) Michigan State University Executive Vice President & Principal Miller Global Properties, LLC

2 2008 Wall of Fame “Class of Visionaries”

Neil F. Barnhart (BA ’64, MBA ’65) Mary E. Power (BA ’79) Retired Corporate Vice President Executive Director Harrah’s Entertainment Human Resource Certification Institute

Kevin J. Brown (BA ’77) William P. Weidner (BA ’67, MBA ’68) President and Chief Executive Officer President and Chief Operating Officer Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc. Las Vegas Sands Corporation

Thomas W. LaTour (BA ’66) Owner, LaTour Signature Group

2007 Wall of Fame “Class of Developers”

James E. Burba (BA ‘77) Joel W. Hiser (BA ‘73) President, Burba Hotel Network, LLC Chief Executive Officer Horwath Hospitality & Leisure, LLC Richard C. Conti (MBA ‘76) President Jon D. Kennedy (BA ‘72) The Plasencia Group, Inc. Senior Vice President of Marketing & Franchise Development, AmericInn International, LLC Jay Dee Cutting (BA ‘61) Director of Franchise Sales Zoe P. Slagle (BA ‘59, MA ‘64) Choice Hotels International Owner, Zoe P. Slagle Consulting

2006 Wall of Fame “Class of Owners”

Mark Auerbach (BA ’65) Judy Zehnder Keller (BA ’67, MA ’73) President, Auerbach Hotel Associates President, Bavarian Inn Lodge

James A. Delligatti (BA ’64) Hans Schuler (BA ’59) Owner, M & J Management Chairman and President, Schuler’s Restaurant

Tekin Ertan (MBA ’65) HajimuTsuzuki (BA ’82) Owner, Hotel Bulvar Palace President, Shinshindo Baking Company – Japan

2005 Wall of Fame “Class of Alumni Leaders”

Robert D. Buchanan (BA ’51, MS ’56) Paul A. Smith (BA ’66) Professor Emeritus, Purdue University President & General Manager, The Hitching Post Inn Resort & Conference Center Charles LaTour (BA ’61) Professor, Florida State University Susan K. Smith (BA ’59) President, Food Concepts, Inc. William A. Zehnder (BA ’71) President, Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn Restaurant

3 2004 Wall of Fame “Class of Givers”

Philip J. Hickey, Jr. (BA ’77) Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, RARE Hospitality International, Inc.

John H. Mueller (BA ’50) Restaurant Consultant, John Mueller & Associates

John M. O’Donnell (BA ’69) General Manager, Maple Bluff Country Club

2003 Wall of Fame “Class of Pioneers”

Nolan E. Allen (BA ’40) Past President, The School’s Alumni Association Retired Restaurant Owner & Indianapolis Public Schools School Board Business Manager Marjorie Ellen (Patterson) Lawton (BA ’40) Retired, Morrison Hotel in Chicago and Jack P. DeBoer (BA ’52) Hotel Statler in Detroit Creator of Residence Inn & Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Candlewood Hotel Company Theodore “Ted” Louis Smith (BA ’54) Retired Coordinator of Food Services Robert F. Kershaw (BA ’42) Michigan State University Retired, Student Union at Ball State University

2002 Wall of Fame “Saluting Associations, Corporations, and Organizations”

Associations American Hotel & Lodging Association and the AH&LA Educational Institute Club Managers Association of America Michigan Hotel, Motel & Resort Association National Automatic Merchandising Association National Restaurant Association and the NRA Educational Foundation

Contract / Managed Services ARAMARK Corporation HDS Services

Club The University Club of Michigan State University

College / University Michigan State University Housing & Food Services Division

Foodservices Applebee’s International, Inc. Darden Restaurants, Inc. Houston’s Restaurants, Inc. Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc. The Levy Restaurants

4 Hotels / Resorts Hilton Hotels Corporation Hyatt Hotels Corporation Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center Marriott International, Inc. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC Six Continents Hotels Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. The Waldorf=Astoria Hotel The Walt Disney World Company Winegardner & Hammons, Inc. Wyndham International, Inc.

Manufacturing L.J. Minor Corporation (a division of Nestlé FoodServices)

Publications Hotel & Motel Management Nation’s Restaurant News

2001 Wall of Fame “Class of Contributors”

Emery G. Foster (BA ’33) Dan H. Mathews (BA ‘66) Late Manager, Union Building Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Manager, Division of Dormitories and Food Services National Automatic Merchandising Association Assistant Vice President for Business Operations Michigan State University Donald A. Payne (BA ’65) President and Owner Ronald F. Cichy, Ph.D., CHA (BA ’72, MBA ’77) Family Buggy Restaurants, Inc. Director and Professor, The School of Hospitality Business, Michigan State University Lou Weckstein (BA ’58) President, John Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc.

2000 Wall of Fame “Class of Originators”

Christine “Chris” M. Hackem (BA ‘77) Bennett “Ben” Schwartz (BA ’72) Executive Vice President, ARAMARK Corporation President, Harper Associates

1999 Wall of Fame “Class of Innovators”

Dan W. Darrow (MBA ’61) William H. Morgan (BA ’52) President, Palm Hospitality Company Senior Executive Vice President a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company Elias Brothers Restaurants, Inc.

Michael H. Getto (BA ’56) John R. Weeman, Jr. (MBA ’79) Director-Franchising Vice President Suburban Lodge/Guesthouse International Hilton Hotels Corporation

Jerry A. McVety (BA ’67) President, McVety & Associates a Division of HDS Services

5 1998 Wall of Fame “Class of Builders”

Hugh A. Andrews (BA ’71, MBA ’72) Fred J. Kleisner (BA ’66) President, International Hospitality Enterprises, Inc. President & COO – The Americas Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Donald Greenaway (BA ’34) Late Director & Professor, School of Hotel, R. Scott Morrison, Jr. (BA ’61) Restaurant and Institutional Management President, Morrison Properties Michigan State University F. Brooks Thomas (BA ’47) John A. Jordan (BA ’60) Retired Office Property Manager/Food Service General Manager, Cherokee Town & Country Club Director, Marathon Oil Company

1997 Wall of Fame “Class of Internationals”

John C. Brogan (BA ’55) Leslie W. Scott (BA ’35) Senior Vice President, ITT Sheraton Corporation, North Late Director of the Division of Hotel, Restaurant America Division and General Institutional Management President, Sheraton Hotels in Hawaii Michigan State University’s First Vice President of Development Richard C. Helfer (BA ’72) President, Raffles Holdings (1995) Pte Ltd. Bernard Seiler (MBA ’73) Chairman & CEO, Raffles International Ltd. Retired President & Proprietor Seiler Hotel Neues Schloss

1996 Wall of Fame “Class of Founders”

Frank Arthur Banks (BA ’61, MBA ’62) Ernest E. Renaud (BA ’57) General Manager Founder, Ernie Renaud Associates RIHGA Royal Hotel Angelos J. Vlahakis (BA ’51) Richard E. Cregar (BA ’58) Director Emeritus of the Student and Industry Resource Owner, Cregar Enterprises Center, The School of Hospitality Business Michigan State University Robert J. Emerson (BA ’47) Retired General Manager, Kellogg Center

Bernard Remi “Bunny” Proulx (BS ’22) First Professor of Hotel Administration, Michigan State University and Founding Director of the Hotel Training Course (1928 – 1950)

6 1995 Wall of Fame “Charter Class”

Herman J. Berghoff (BA ’58) Donald E. Jankura (BA ’51) Owner, The Berghoff Restaurant Retired President, Waverly Hospitality Associates, Ltd.

Jerry Best (BA ’59) Robert H. Johnson (BA ’74) President & CEO, Omni Hotels North America President & COO, ClubCorp – The International Group

Robert H. Burns (BA ’58) David B. Kenney (BA ’57) Chairman, Robert H. Burns Foundation Senior Partner, Kenney Hotel Group

Raymond A. Dault (BA ’50) Martin A. Kreger (BA ’58, MBA ’68) Professor Emeritus, Department of Restaurant, Late Retired Vice Chairman Hotel and Institutional Management Machus Restaurants & Pastry Shops Indiana University Purdue, University at Indianapolis Dr. Lewis J. Minor (BA ’39, Ph.D. ’64) Karl E. Eitel (BA ’51) Founder, L.J. Minor Corporation President, The Broadmoor Hotel Carl T. Mottek (BA ’51) Kenneth D. Hill (BA ’56) President, Hilton Hotels Division President of International Development Applebee’s International, Inc. William R. Tiefel (BA ’56) President, Marriott Lodging Michael E. Hurst (BA ’53) Owner, 15th Street Fisheries Restaurant

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